A Health Department plan review shall be performed and approval granted prior to the construction and operation of any new or remodeled establishment that North Carolina General Statutes mandate. Examples of these include, but are not limited to the following: food service establishments, hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, local confinement facilities, lodging places including bed and breakfast homes and inns, schools, child day cares, public swimming pools, etc.
Plans shall be submitted for review according to 
Approved Guidelines
Submit your plans to:
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement
2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28202
Specific questions or additional information on plan submittal guidelines should be directed to a Commercial Technical Assistance Center 980-314-CODE.
For a description of facility types below, click here.
Food Establishments
Buying an Existing Facility? Permits do not transfer at the sale of the business. You may be eligible for a transitional permit; however, staff will have to evaluate each situation. Please call (980) 314-1620.
Plans for franchised or chain food establishments are reviewed by NCDHHS Plan Review Unit. For questions, comments, concerns, or submittal requirements click here.
Plan Submittal Requirements
Food Service Application
Limited Food Service Application (*)
* Limited Food Service Applications are for Consession Stands at Schools and Parks, and for lodging establishments that offer a limited menu.
Food Establishment Shared Use Spaces
A Primary Permit Application applies to the primary operator of the shared-use kitchen obtaining the initial permit and is the facility and operations management entity for the entire shared kitchen. The Secondary Permit Application applies when an operator is seeking approval to use the Shared Kitchen for their own food service operation, catering, or delivery.
Primary Permit Application (2022)
Secondary Permit Application (2022)
Mobile Food Units and Pushcarts Permit Application (2022)
Child Care Centers and Schools
Child Care Plan Review Application
School Building Application
Home Daycare Application
For steps to open a Daycare click here:
Institutions (Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Adult Day Care, and Others)
Institutions Plan Review Application
Lodging
Buying an Existing Facility? Permits do not transfer at the sale of the business. You may be eligible for a transitional permit; however, staff will have to evaluate each situation. Please call (980) 314-1620.
Lodging Plan Review Application
Mobile Food Units and Pushcarts
For mobile food unit plan review information click here.
Residential Care Facility
Residential Care Application
Swimming Pools
Provide: MCHD Swimming Pool Plan Review Application, aerial and cross-sectional diagram of swimming pool, deck/ gate/ & fence diagrams including material composition details, step & ladder designs, complete piping information including skimmers/ main drains/ sump pit/ pump/& chemical room diagrams, pump & chemical room equipment details, deck & pool lighting details, depth markers, bather load/ surface area/ design flow rate & volume, bather shower + restroom facilities, etc.
Plan Review Application (2019)
PDSC Form with Instructions - 2022
Tools and Resources
CFP 2016 Food Establishment Design Manual
Sanitation Rules and Regulations
Commercial Technical Assistance Center
Dry Storage Calculator
Refrigeration Calculator
Hot Water Calculator